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Pseudotumor cerebri caused by a synthetic vitamin A preparation

From the Departments of Ophthalmology and Neurology, Emory University Clinic, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.

Pseudotumor cerebri developed in a 14-year-old girl with nodulocystic acne, who was taking excessive amounts of a synthetic vitamin A derivative. Although hypervitaminosis A has reportedly caused pseudotumor, Accutane has not previously been implicated.

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. R. Spector, 1365 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30322.

Accepted for publication March 8, 1984.

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